Whether you love or hate fast food restaurants, you have to admit that they certainly are ubiquitous and uniform. Because of that, they're prime targets for fictionalization and parody. The following seven restaurants are memorable not only because it's so easy to see what they're making fun of, but because a small part of you wonders what the french fries taste like there.
7-Cluckin' Bell from Grand Theft Auto
Only in that utopian world where the police search five minutes for carjacking-serial killers, where acquiring a bazooka is as easy as stealing a helicopter, and where, come night, the prostitutes become as plentiful as the spent bullet casings that line the streets, could the awesome combination of Taco Bell and KFC be found. If you've never gotten a bout of loose dung-squirts via either of these two institutions you can't call yourself an American. So can you imagine the incredible stool-power the hybrid of these two restaurants would have? Niko Bellic can, because after the routine act of getting shot 15 to 20 times, the first place this transplanted European goes to restore his health is Cluckin' Bell. It's assumed that after his stop at that restaurant, the second place he goes is to some sort of feces receptacle.
6-Honker Burger from Doug
It's tough enough as an adult to keep up with all the hip slang the kids are using nowadays (I was told to STFU at least 30 times before I figured out what it meant). And it can be especially embarrassing if, as a kid, you can't get a handle on youth culture's cool but confusing terms. Doug found that out the hard way, when he discovered that in order to place an order at his local burger chain (Honker Burger) he would need to be fluent in modern colloquialisms. Fortunately for Douglas, the Watchmen's Dr. Manhattan had his son, Skeeter, patronize the restaurant that day, and he was able to utilize the stylish verbiage that one needs to command if he ever hopes to obtain those coveted Honker Burgers. Ultimately, Doug did get his greasy sustenance, but more importantly, Doug got a friend--a strange, blue friend with 10 hairs on his head and a nose the size of Pittsburg.
5-Good Burger from Good Burger
Only if Jesus and God were cast as Good Burger's Ed and Dexter would one be able to replicate the comic genius that was Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. If you can't quite place these two lightning rods of comedy, you might recognize one as the fat, rarely funny cast member of Saturday Night Live, and the other as the guy who starred with that fat, unfunny SNL cast member in Good Burger. Still haven't tripped your memory? Then certainly the retelling of Good Burger's hilarious catch phrase will flood your consciousness with hilarious revelry and humor: "Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, may I take your order?" Have you stopped laughing yet? I have, because Mr. Thompson and Mr. Mitchell made more money with that fast food-based film than I will ever make, even if I wrote a snide internet blog every minute for the next 75 years. Kenan and Kel, you are indeed entitled to laugh all the way to the bank.
4-McDowell's from Coming to America
Ask any restaurant entrepreneur, the gold medal in fast food franchises goes to McDonald's. What with all their high-quality food, affordable prices, and sophisticated dining atmosphere. So what's a man to do when he can't open that variety of eatery? He opens his very own version of a luxurious bistro, and he cleverly calls it McDowell's. Unfortunately, since McDonald's has perfected the art of creating cosmopolitan restaurants, if one attempts to build his own reputable restaurant it will naturally resemble McDonald's. So is it fair for Mickey D's to then threaten legal action against a savvy capitalist who just happened to recognize greatness? I doubt Ronald McDoanld has a copyright on making eating cheeseburgers in a circus-esque environment seem like Heaven. And has McDonald's ever employed such A-list talent as Louie Anderson, Arsenio Hall, and Eddie Murphy (A-list might be a stretch for two of those three)? For shame McDonald's.
3-The Krusty Krab from Spongebob Squarepants
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If you've ever wanted to eat crab meat fashioned after a hamburger at the bottom of the ocean, there's one place you have to go, and that's The Krusty Krab. Owned and operated by one Eugene H. Krabs, it is here where you'll find subservient octopuses who serve said variety of burger, along with an even rarer creature: the clothed and sentient household sponge. At first, most patrons are taken back by the idea that a household sponge can not only pick out clothes and dress himself, but that he can also speak and understand modern English. However, after one bite into the renowned Krabby Patty, these underwater fast food enthusiasts will immediately forget about Mother Nature's most abhorrent creation (Spongbob), and they'll simply enjoy the food that they'll swear came straight from Heaven's deep fat fryer.
2-Mooby's from Clerks 2
Its mascot may be a sacrilegious golden calf. Its board of supervisors may be a group of unrepentant sinners who ultimately got slaughtered by a pair of avenging angels. And its Leonardo, New Jersey location may have been the location of an illegal donkey sex show. But if you want a fast food restaurant where you can get a delicious burger while also enjoying snarky commentary on how much better the Star Wars was than The Lord of the Rings, then Mooby's will fulfill your hunger for pop-culture and high-calorie fried foods.
1-Krusty Burger from The Simpsons
Who better to sell the world's most appetizing food than a wholesome and lovable clown? That enterprising entertainer endearingly known as Krusty once again struck gold with the creation of a fast food chain that was both healthy (burgers are often made from insects and pieces of partially-eaten burgers held together with staples), delicious ("Eww, I almost swallowed some of the juice," proclaimed Krusty after taking a burger-bite) and affordable (only $4.49 for Chicken Lungs, spicy or mild). Even Krusty's ill-conceived restaurant aboard an unmanned, offshore oilrig proved lucrative, when a lost at sea morbidly obese man, his boy, and his highly religious neighbors stumbled upon it and ordered thousands of dollars worth of nourishing Krusty Burgers. However, the ultimate testament to Krusty's dedication to this restaurant chain was his promise to spit in every 50th burger when he lost $44 million during an Olympics promotion. Thank you, you lovable, chain-smoking, word-swearing, child-hating clown.
